Study Butte - Terlingua - Lajitas, Texas Galleries
The communities of Study Butte, Terlingua, and Lajitas are a beautiful 80-mile drive south of Alpine along Hwy. 118, or an equally scenic 110-mile drive south from Marfa along Hwy. 67 and 170. These stark but amazingly beautiful outposts should be part of any visit to the Big Bend. For decades, artists, musicians, merrymakers, and mavericks have called this abandoned mining district home.
With Big Bend National and Big Bend Ranch State parks adjacent to these remote border towns, unspoiled vistas are a true source of inspiration for many fine photographers and painters who live here. The wilderness entices, enchants, and even intimidates visitors. But don’t be afraid! River guides and outfitters are on stand-by to take you safely through that next big adventure.
And inviting galleries are tucked into the dusty landscape, beckoning a peek inside, where visions of local artists serve as wonderful guides to the lively desert world.
The resourcefulness of artist materials, seen in much of the local work, shows an appreciation born from remote living. One must endure long hard droughts for that rare and wondrous summer rain. One must make the most from very little.
This is also a musical region, with the annual Chili Fest happening each October, and causal concerts springing up in unlikely places, from cemeteries to parking lots. Impromptu music fills the air as a guitar circle tunes up on the Porch of Terlingua Trading Company in the old Terlingua Ghostown.
Study Butte/Terlingua is the rustic counterpoint to the upscale resort community of Lajitas. Lajitas Golf Resort has a world-class 18-hole golf course, voted the most beautiful by Golf Magazine. Other offerings include the Lajitas Zip Line, Equestrian Center, and Agave Spa.
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With Big Bend National and Big Bend Ranch State parks adjacent to these remote border towns, unspoiled vistas are a true source of inspiration for many fine photographers and painters who live here. The wilderness entices, enchants, and even intimidates visitors. But don’t be afraid! River guides and outfitters are on stand-by to take you safely through that next big adventure.
And inviting galleries are tucked into the dusty landscape, beckoning a peek inside, where visions of local artists serve as wonderful guides to the lively desert world.
The resourcefulness of artist materials, seen in much of the local work, shows an appreciation born from remote living. One must endure long hard droughts for that rare and wondrous summer rain. One must make the most from very little.
This is also a musical region, with the annual Chili Fest happening each October, and causal concerts springing up in unlikely places, from cemeteries to parking lots. Impromptu music fills the air as a guitar circle tunes up on the Porch of Terlingua Trading Company in the old Terlingua Ghostown.
Study Butte/Terlingua is the rustic counterpoint to the upscale resort community of Lajitas. Lajitas Golf Resort has a world-class 18-hole golf course, voted the most beautiful by Golf Magazine. Other offerings include the Lajitas Zip Line, Equestrian Center, and Agave Spa.
For information, visit https://bigbendchamberofcommerce.com/
1 / BECOMING FINE ART STUDIO
23240 FM 170 (across the creek from La Kiva) / 432.371.2694 / becomingfineart.com
Featuring the arts of Antonio N. and Debra F. Guerrero, paintings, jewelry, ceramics, photography, sculpture, and much more.
2 / BIG BEND ART STUDIO
Terlingua / FM 170 at Terlingua Creek Bridge
Since 1982, featuring the creativity of Alice Knight: Originals and prints of acrylic paintings, watercolors, charcoal and pastel drawings, handmade paper and multimedia art; and pottery, jewelry and original music by Alice Knight.
3 / CHRISTINA’S WORLD
#5 Lajitas Boardwalk, Lajitas / 432.424.3250 / ochrisb@yahoo.com
Jewelry & folk art featuring local artists, large “Day of the Dead” selection,
eclectic wonders.
4 / EARTH AND FIRE GALLERY
Ghost Town Road, Terlingua / 432.371.2637
Earth and Fire Gallery in the Ghostown of Terlingua, Texas is a most magical space. Nestled into a stacked rock structure located between the Starlight Theater and Y Poco Mas Coffee Shop, this unique space is home to local artists who capture and share the essence of what both sides of the Big Bend are all about. Featuring mixed media, pointillism, photography, metal work, jewelry, pottery and more. You will find exactly the piece you want to take home with you. Constantly changing, repeat visits are a must!
5 / QUILTS, ETC.
Study Butte / 53670 Hwy. 118 South / 432.371.2292
Featuring original works by Big Bend artists. Original quilts by Marguerite Chanslor, Sarah Castle, Elsie Turbeville, Margaret Bley and many others. Original oil and watercolor paintings, jewelry, notecards, baby quilts and other items.
6 / TERLINGUA GALLERY
53539 State Highway 118, At the crest of Bee Mountain, 1 mile north of the Junction of 118 & 170, Terlingua, / 432.294.2206
bonnie.terlingua.gallery@gmail.com / www.terlinguagallery.com
Paintings of local scenes, Bonnie Wunderlich's contemporary and vibrant paintings are exhibited at the Terlingua Gallery (gallery built with adobe walls and floor).
7 / PAINTED FEATHER STUDIO & GALLERY
999A Ghostown Rd / 405.795.3905
danileab1@gmail.com / paintedfeatherstudiogallery.com
Paintings in acrylic by local artist Dani Bottenfield
8/ GALERIA CHISOS
53704 HWY 118 South, Terlingua / 432.371.2100
www.GaleriaChisos.com / kathygilles11@gmail.com
Art gallery featuring original works by more than a dozen local artists - oil, acrylic & watercolor paintings, jewelry, photography, stained glass mosaics, leather and fabric items, notecards, soaps, and more. Galeria Chisos also offers an eclectic mix of crystals, gems, minerals, rocks & fossils from around the world. On site you will find a free museum room featuring the agates, rocks and minerals from the Big Bend region.
9/ MISS INDIA'S ART STUDIO
Located in Study Butte at the base of Bee Mountain on the west side of Hwy. 118. / 432. 371.2109 / Open Thurs.-Sat. 9-4
Stretched canvas photos and prints of Big Bend area, handmade turquoise jewelry, Indian mask mosaic skulls, William and India's books for sale.
23240 FM 170 (across the creek from La Kiva) / 432.371.2694 / becomingfineart.com
Featuring the arts of Antonio N. and Debra F. Guerrero, paintings, jewelry, ceramics, photography, sculpture, and much more.
2 / BIG BEND ART STUDIO
Terlingua / FM 170 at Terlingua Creek Bridge
Since 1982, featuring the creativity of Alice Knight: Originals and prints of acrylic paintings, watercolors, charcoal and pastel drawings, handmade paper and multimedia art; and pottery, jewelry and original music by Alice Knight.
3 / CHRISTINA’S WORLD
#5 Lajitas Boardwalk, Lajitas / 432.424.3250 / ochrisb@yahoo.com
Jewelry & folk art featuring local artists, large “Day of the Dead” selection,
eclectic wonders.
4 / EARTH AND FIRE GALLERY
Ghost Town Road, Terlingua / 432.371.2637
Earth and Fire Gallery in the Ghostown of Terlingua, Texas is a most magical space. Nestled into a stacked rock structure located between the Starlight Theater and Y Poco Mas Coffee Shop, this unique space is home to local artists who capture and share the essence of what both sides of the Big Bend are all about. Featuring mixed media, pointillism, photography, metal work, jewelry, pottery and more. You will find exactly the piece you want to take home with you. Constantly changing, repeat visits are a must!
5 / QUILTS, ETC.
Study Butte / 53670 Hwy. 118 South / 432.371.2292
Featuring original works by Big Bend artists. Original quilts by Marguerite Chanslor, Sarah Castle, Elsie Turbeville, Margaret Bley and many others. Original oil and watercolor paintings, jewelry, notecards, baby quilts and other items.
6 / TERLINGUA GALLERY
53539 State Highway 118, At the crest of Bee Mountain, 1 mile north of the Junction of 118 & 170, Terlingua, / 432.294.2206
bonnie.terlingua.gallery@gmail.com / www.terlinguagallery.com
Paintings of local scenes, Bonnie Wunderlich's contemporary and vibrant paintings are exhibited at the Terlingua Gallery (gallery built with adobe walls and floor).
7 / PAINTED FEATHER STUDIO & GALLERY
999A Ghostown Rd / 405.795.3905
danileab1@gmail.com / paintedfeatherstudiogallery.com
Paintings in acrylic by local artist Dani Bottenfield
8/ GALERIA CHISOS
53704 HWY 118 South, Terlingua / 432.371.2100
www.GaleriaChisos.com / kathygilles11@gmail.com
Art gallery featuring original works by more than a dozen local artists - oil, acrylic & watercolor paintings, jewelry, photography, stained glass mosaics, leather and fabric items, notecards, soaps, and more. Galeria Chisos also offers an eclectic mix of crystals, gems, minerals, rocks & fossils from around the world. On site you will find a free museum room featuring the agates, rocks and minerals from the Big Bend region.
9/ MISS INDIA'S ART STUDIO
Located in Study Butte at the base of Bee Mountain on the west side of Hwy. 118. / 432. 371.2109 / Open Thurs.-Sat. 9-4
Stretched canvas photos and prints of Big Bend area, handmade turquoise jewelry, Indian mask mosaic skulls, William and India's books for sale.